26 Feb 2013, 13:58
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions will tomorrow afternoon continue its consideration of petitions received from members of the public.
26 February 2013
The Committee is scheduled to examine petitions on the following topics tomorrow:
- Concerns around the granting of a foreshore licence for the drilling for oil and gas in Dalkey Bay (multiple petitions);
- Registration fee increase by Garda National Immigration Bureau for non-EU students and researchers;
- Legislating for abortion in Ireland;
- Use of resources from Community Employment Schemes to help publish parish records electronically, and
- Inclusion of video games to be in the English curriculum.
Chairman of the Committee Pádraig Mac Lochlainn says: “The Oireachtas petitions system is a direct channel for individual citizens and groups across Ireland to influence the parliamentary agenda. Creating a petition is simple and the process has been designed to be open, user-friendly and accessible to all. Tomorrow our Committee will have an opportunity to carefully consider a diverse series of petitions received, and how best to advance the concerns and suggestions in relation to delivery of public services.\"
The meeting takes place tomorrow Wednesday 27 February in Committee Room 3, LH 2000 at 4 pm, and will commence with consideration of the petitions in private. Public proceedings will commence at 5pm and can be viewed online via this link.
Get involved: Make a petition and view petitions received so far. Access brochure.
For further information please contact:
Paul Hand,
Communications Unit,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 4484
M: +353 87 694 9926
F: +3531 618 4551
Committee Membership
Deputies:
Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit Alliance
Joan Collins, People Before Profit Alliance
Michael Conaghan, Labour
Alan Farrell, Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan, Fine Gael
Michael Healy-Rae, Independent
Peter Mathews, Fine Gael
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin (Chairman)
Michelle Mulherin, Fine Gael
Derek Nolan, Labour
Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin
Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Fianna Fáil
John Paul Phelan, Fine Gael
Senators:
Thomas Byrne
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
Jimmy Harte
Tony Mulcahy
Susan O’Keeffe